{
  "id": 10391802,
  "title": "Russia opens criminal case against anti-war organizer, former model, and London councilor Ksenia Maksimova",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/28/russia-opens-criminal-case-against-anti-war-organizer-former-model",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-28T07:26:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Meduza (English)",
    "slug": "meduza-english",
    "url": "https://meduza.io/en/news/2026/09/28/russia-opens-criminal-case-against-anti-war-organizer-former-model-and-london-councilor-ksenia-maksimova"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Federal Security Service (FSB) of Russia has initiated a criminal case against Ksenia Maksimova, an anti-war activist and former model. Maksimova, who heads the London-based Russian Democratic Society and is a councilor for the London Borough of Ealing, is accused of involvement in a terrorist organization's activities. The FSB alleges that Maksimova raised funds and provided aid for Ukraine through her organization, the Russian Democratic Society. She is also labeled a terrorist and extremist by Russia. Maksimova, who once topped the world's top 50 models in the 2000s, founded the Russian Democratic Society in London in 2022, working alongside the Anti-War Committee of Russia. She has been serving as the committee's consul in the U.K. since 2024. In May 2026, Maksimova was elected as a councilor for the London Borough of Ealing. She also wrote to a London club in objection to a concert by Instasamka, citing the singer's name in Ukraine's \"Myrotvorets\" database for sending money to Russian military personnel. The concert was eventually canceled after the club reviewed Maksimova's complaint.",
  "summary": "Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) said Ksenia Maksimova, who heads the London-based antiwar group Russian Democratic Society and serves as a councilor for the London Borough of Ealing, has been placed on an international wanted list.",
  "key_points": [
    "FSB opens criminal case against Ksenia Maksimova",
    "Accused of involvement in terrorist organization's activities",
    "Raised funds and provided aid for Ukraine"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}